Ernest Aryeetey, Secretary-General, ARUA Jan Palmowski, Secretary-General, The Guild
10:15 - 10:25
Opening address
Sarah Anyang Agbor, Commissioner for Human Resources, Science and Technology, AU Commission
10:25 -11:00
Keynote presentations | Africa’s Research Capacity: performance and potential
Nico Cloete, higher education Research Professor, Stellenbosch University and Guest Professor, University of Oslo Peter Maassen, Professor in Higher Education Studies, University of Oslo and Extraordinary Professor, Stellenbosch University Jane Catherine Ngila, Acting Executive Director, African Academy of Sciences
11:00 - 12:00
Panel 1 | Universities and the Future: what role should higher education play in a post-pandemic AU-EU strategic relationship?
Nana Aba Appiah Amfo, Vice-Chancellor, University of Ghana Adam Habib, Director of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London Barnabas Nawangwe, Vice-Chancellor, Makerere University Bernd Scholz-Reiter, Rector, University of Bremen and Vice-President for International Affairs, German Rectors´ Conference Svein Stølen, Rector, University of Oslo
Moderated by 'Funmi Olonisakin, Vice President (Global Engagement), King’s College London
12:00 – 12:25
Break
12:25 – 13:20
Panel 2 | Strengthening African Knowledge Societies Through University Research: state-of-play and way forward
Ama de-Graft Aikins, British Academy Global Professor, University College London Murray Leibbrandt, Professor, University of Cape Town Mwapatsa Mipando, Dean, University of Malawi Rhoda Wanyenze, Dean, Makerere University
Moderated by Paul Garside, Dean for Global Engagement (Africa and the Middle East), University of Glasgow
13:20 – 14:15
Panel 3 | Towards a New Research and Innovation Agenda: universities in AU-EU relations
Souad Aden-Osman, Executive Director, Coalition for Dialogue on Africa Carla Montesi, Director for Green Deal, Digital Agenda, DG International Partnerships, European Commission Mahama Ouedraogo, Acting Director for Human Resources, Science & Technology, AU Commission Maria Cristina Russo, Director Global Approach & International Cooperation in R&I, DG Research and Innovation, European Commission
Moderated by Ernest Aryeetey, Secretary-General, ARUA
14:15 – 14:30
Closing remarks
Njuguna Ndung’u, Executive Director, African Economic Research Consortium
Slim Khalbous, Rector, Association of Francophone Universities Jan Palmowski, Secretary-General, The Guild
